Are your family members pet lovers? Ours are! Our cats and dog are an important part of our family and a never ending source of fun, laughter and love. The youngest members of your household can be both entertained and educated with two new titles from Nat Geo Kids that are not only fun reads, but also contain important information that will help kids be the very best caretakers, companions and pet rescue champions they can be.
125 Pet Rescues, From Pound to Palace: Homeless Pets Made Happy (ages 8-12, $12.99) is a collection of laugh-out-loud and heartwarming stories of animals in need who went on to become pampered pets. Just like the pit bulls featured on pages 16 & 17, though, don’t judge this book by its cover. The 125 vignettes of pets that have been rescued provides eye-opening insight into the power of compassion and kindness and the amazingly positive impact that rescuing a dog, cat, pig, horse or even a goat can have on the humans that open their hearts and their homes to them. 125 Pet Rescues has been created in cooperation with the Best Friends Animal Society whose mission is to bring about a time when there are no more homeless pets. Featuring a forward by Best Friends CEO Gregory Castle and tips and advice from animal rescue experts, kids can learn how they can make a difference and become a rescue ambassador.
Cat Tales: True Stories of Kindness and Companionship with Kitties (all ages, $12.99) features cats from around the world, each one with an amazing story to tell about their compassion, ingenuity and bravery. “Ask an Expert” sections throughout the book offer insight into understanding the curious world of cat behavior, ways to keep your favorite feline happy both mentally and physically and even the trick to taking great cat photos (because the internet does not have nearly enough!:)). And are you curious as to why we love those cute cat videos? Page 57 explains the science behind the obsession.
Reader Giveaway: One lucky Jinxy Kids reader will win both 125 Pet Rescues, From Pound to Palace: Homeless Pets Made Happy and Cat Tales: True Stories of Kindness and Companionship with Kitties. To enter, just complete the entry form below by 11:59pm ET on 6/26/17. Good luck!
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Daniel M says
my niece loves cats and would love this
Marilyn Nawara says
We have 3 dogs and 2 cats — my kids love all of our pets.
Sue E says
We have and had all sorts of animals! Even animals that the school was giving away after the kids’ school years ended.
We love God’s furry friends! They are family ??
Carolsue says
My son has a cat, but he loves ALL animals — our whole family loves animals. Our cat was a rescue, also!
BusyWorkingMama says
My daughter loves to read inspirational stories and would enjoy both books.
Nancy says
Her favorite pet is the family Pomeranian named Georgie.
LeAnn Harbert says
My granddaughter has a lab named Drake that she plays ball with
Leela says
My kids love birds, cats and dogs.
Darlene Ysaguirre says
My 6 year old daughter loves loves animals she tells anyone who will listen how when shes a grown up she wants to help animals.
Denise S says
My son’s favorite pet is the cat and he’d love reading about pets in these books.
Marty says
My daughter loves our (really, mostly her) kitty, a rescue from a neighborhood cat hoarder who got in trouble and had to find homes for her latest crop of kittens. Hilariously, the poor kitten’s name is ‘Skye Marshall Goblin,’ which is what happens when a 3yo names a pet.
Jessica says
We have 3 pets and our kids love them. We have a dog that is best friends to my son. He follows him around and likes to do trick for treats. We have a bird that my daughter likes to train. Then we have a turtle. The kids like to watch and learn from it.
Vikki Lyn Billings says
My granddaughters favorite pet is her cat Smokey, she loves that cat so much, Smokey lets her carry her around, cover her with blankets and even dress her up sometimes, Smokey is her best friend! She would love to read about other pets, she likes animal books!
Susan Smith says
My favorite pet was a dog named Daisy. These books look cute.,
susan smoaks says
my favorite pet is our dog Lady, she is adorable.
Rosanne says
I have 4 sons and 3 granddaughters and 2 grandsons. My son’s loved reptiles like snakes and iguanas. (We had both) My two youngest sons have cats. My granddaughters love dogs and the grandsons love turtles,
Samantha says
My daughter loves to learn about different animals and just loves looking at the pictures. She absolutely loves my brother-in-law’s cat!
Brenda M Robinson says
I love cats and dogs and I’m trying to teach my grandson to appreciate animals.
Denise W says
She loves kitties more than any other pet. I do as well. We are cat people!
Ed says
We heart these critters!